Is this the same vocalist as the other song? 👀I really liked this one a lot more. Good stuff! For live content catch me on Twitch. www.twitch.tv/drumrolltony
@@dirtydirtsgt4751exactly! that was my "problem" with p3r. the world is beautiful but so much small and tiny, you know. my first experience in persona series was in p5 royal and it was awesome. so many places to go, a lot of stuff to do... p3r is a great game but could be bigger 😅
@@dirtydirtsgt4751the whole point of the songs being amazing is that the free time you get is the best part of the day that you get to enjoy with no other distractions :)
about the rapper Lotus Juice was born in Tokyo, Japan. At the age of eight, he moved to the United States with his family. He was raised in New Jersey and New York. After graduating from high school in the US, he moved back to Japan for university. and he can rap he can sing
Yeah I read about him a bit online. I was so confused when people tried to tell me in comments that he cant speak English... I was like ... the man was raised on the east coast.. I am sure he is fluent.
@@DrumRollTonyReacts Why would people think that😭. That man had to single-handedly rewrite Mass Destruction because it was some jumbled mess of words at first, and people still think he can’t speak English🥲
@@DrumRollTonyReactsI think they get it confused because most times on persona songs the singers can’t speak English however lotus juice can and he writes and rewrites most of the persona songs that he’s on
Man Lotus Juice really popped off on this one song in particular. This is one of his best performances so far and I hope they make more songs with him like this in the future.
I knew you'd love Color Your Night❤️🔥 IT'S GOING DOWN NOW should be the last until I'm fully satisfied with you P3R reactions. "Memories of you" would be a great one too. Old or remake version.
I would also include "want to be close" in there, though I can't really decide if I prefer the reload or the og version. (instruments and balance are a bit different between them)
The part about having a hard time separating the lyrics from instruments is actually something that is done intentionally for all the Persona games. Most of the songs are just "background tracks" and the lyrics being "jumbled" is a very common theme across the games. Great video!
Yeah, the reason that these tracks are in english across regions is because the lyrics are meant to fade into the background while you're playing, so they aren't too distracting. For a japanese audience, the English lyrics are even harder to decypher, which makes them even better suited to being background music.
@@DrumRollTonyReacts en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoji_Meguro "Regarding the use of English lyrics in many of the Persona games, Meguro stated that due to Japanese people not fully understanding the language, it helped create music that was not as distracting to them as Japanese would be."
@@afraxbuqus3933 OK, that is about language and not mix levels. However, I can see why people would assume that both those go hand in hand after reading that.
@@DrumRollTonyReacts Yeah, I think you're right about that. The article these claims refer to was written by James Mielke, back in May 2017. - I'm guessing this just means that the audio director, Sojiro Meguro and character designer, Shigenori Soejima, must've been talking about the older ports or the original version of Persona 3. I've tried adding links of the archived article three times so far, but I'm guessing UA-cam's sketched out by it. But if you wanna read up on the interview on your time, or see what Sojiro and Shigenori have to say about the production of the games, you can find a direct link of the article by opening the reference tab of the Wikipedia page I sent, and clicking on the fourth _"archived"_ link.
I believe atlus doesn't want the lyrics/vocals to be distracting while playing because it is a text heavy game, so that might be why the vocals are lower in the mix and blend in a bit with the instruments. This is apparently also why they make all their ingame songs in english, they didn't want Japanese players to be focusing on the lyrics, but they also didn't want english speaking players to be left out so they got a Japanese singer who doesn't really speak english which makes a lot of the lyrics hard to discern. No idea if that's actually their intention with all that but that's what I've heard repeated in the community at least
Something I really loved about this song is the tiny fragments of conversations you can hear from time to time. It feels as if you're at the park, just after school. Listening to your MP3 alongside your special person by using a dual headphone jack and just chilling...
This has quickly become one of my favourite Persona overworld themes. The rapper (Lotus Juice) actually has a lot of range, which you can hear more of in his non Persona music. His cadence works really well for chill tracks and he killed it on this one. I also think it’s pretty cool how the composer Atsushi Kitajoh, was able to bring over some of his P5 musical style and still make it fit into P3’s atmosphere.
Omg it's not just me who got the p5 vibes from this then, genuinely this song I could see fitting into p5 asw, and it's crazy how well it works for p3 tho
some of the tracks on this gave me serious persona Q/Q2 vibes, which kitajoh also composed for. if you listen closely enough to its going down now, you can hear a bit of light the fire in the night but im not sure if its just me
I cannot stop hearing "Memories of you" in the background. I know it is the ending theme but it is present in almost all of the songs of this game in some way so my mind always goes back to that song.
Real happy they’re putting more on the Leitmotif of the game when the remake came out. Makes when the memories tracks do start hitting makes it all the more impactful. Especially Memories of You.
the rapper is indeed the same guy,. i agree that this song does fit his voice better, i think he's better at these chill songs. Also the female singer probably isn't an english speaker, so the lyrics can be quite hard to decipher. That's the case for all the persona games i think.
yes you hit it on the nail, all the singers are japanese and are not fluent english speakers although lotus juice was raised in america so his english is perfect though it might be a difficult to understand at times what he is saying when rapping haha
Lotus Juice (the male singer) is actually an English speaker. Don't know exactly how fluent he is but he has livestreamed before only speaking English. If I remember right, he was born in Japan but moved to the U.S when he was 8 years old. I personally think his voice fits in really anything. He just has that voice that makes any song he's in 10 times more enjoyable and hype.
I think he had better raps in the Persona 3 movie in general. He kinda fumbled the bag on burn my dread final for this game but absolutely nailed it on the movie version its probably the best version.
@@JButterZJthats a bit racist. He was raised in america and is fluent in english. Just because hes asian doesn’t mean hes bad at english. Listen to him talk normally. No accent
This piece makes me cry as a persona fan the last lick of the female singer which picks up some of old persona leitmotif from the previous games just hit me in the jaw, thank you for reviewing this piece and thanks to Shoji Meguro for existing
Man you are the best when it comes to breaking music down. I personally wasn't interested in the layers music contains but watching your reviews and analysis has been so fun. Hope to hear more Persona 3 music from you as well as other titles
I am always been a silent reader, but today I decide to comment. Thanks man very good description with all of the instrument, I really enjoy your comment. It's always makes me "ah that true, that instrument is so well performed". It always on point. Thanks man and keep the good content.
The vocalist is called Lotus Juice, and he's been the core male vocal in all the original Persona 3 OST. He's done the remixes for Persona 3 Reload too.
I’m glad you liked it! I remember listening to a 15 second clip of it a few months ago and I just knew I needed to listen to the whole thing. There was just something about it that drew me to it and I’m excited to hear your analysis on it.
Lotus Juice, and Azumi Takahashi are the male and female vocalists for all of the p3r songs respectively, while Azumi has only been on P3R, Lotus Juice has been doing vocals for persona music since the original Persona 3, in 2006. he's also done songs in Persona 2: Innocent Sin, P4A Ultimax, Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, Persona 4, Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth, Persona 5 Royal, Persona 5 Strikers, and Persona 5 Tactica. basically he's the "persona singer" Edit: thanks to @DevLanket_TheStachepool, for also adding that he's sang for JoJo's Bizzare Adveture part 2, with the song Overdrive
I remember when a bit of the song was released on Twitter, and I listened to it and when the girl part played, man, I jumped out of my chair that shit was SO GOOD! sigh I love this game/series.
I loved this song before, but now that you mentioned the violin sequences in the back, I can't stop thinking about it and is one of my favorite songs. It's crazy how such a simple addition can change the whole thing. Awesome video!
3:20 I think the mix is low because this is a game soundtrack, so they want the player to just feel the vibe of the song and not necessarily hear what the singer is saying. If the vocals are too high, it will conflict with the voices of the characters in game.
They actually do these live concerts where they have the vocalists for Persona perform with a live band. There's several performances from previous years still on UA-cam.
lotus juice for sure feels like a complete hit or miss on tracks. From what I can tell he doesn't have a huge amount of power on the production side of things and just has to sort of find a flow in any given track that's handed over to him, so tracks like this where he has more freedom end up feeling way more natural compared to ones like the previous one where the instrumental for the rap part kind of feels like it's asking for a very specific flow out of him (in my opinion)
The songs' rhythms change for their use. "It's Going Down Now" is used in battle scenes, so that sense of urgency and finality needs to be there. I think this song is used more in daily activities, where the characters are socializing and just being mellow. So the songs really do play to the scenes in which they appear, just like any good movie soundtrack should. Love the layers of Rhodes piano though.
Persona has quite a bit of engrish in the singing, a lot of the singers aren't native English speakers, pretty sure the vocalist for P5 didn't even speak English at all and was just coached on pronunciation for her vocals, so a lot of the lyrics can get lost/misheard, which for a game OST I think is really the point, it's meant to be a vibe and just seamlessly blend into the world, which Persona does masterfully.
You probably prefer Lotus Juice in this one because this is a new song for the remake, and not a rearranged old one intentionally trying to keep the cheesy old vibe.
My favorite "old song" that got a serious glow-up with the new Reload arrangement is "Changing Seasons." I love moving the melodic line to the vocals (which weren't there before, it was played by horns in the original) and changing the spoken-word French to spoken-word English is kind of a side-grade to me. But it just sounds more complete now. Solid song.
I think “It's going down now” should be the next Persona 3 reload song you check out! I knew you'd love “Color your night”, it's such a beautiful piece of music man
I love the 736 passing at 9:48. It’s a common sound but it sounds good with that minor7 voicing compared to the dim. Reminds me of “hakujitsu” by King Gnu which has that as part of the main motif. Great reaction as always Tony
I agree, the lead vocal laying on the minor 3rd there in that spot, considering it's the only place in the form where it happens, is a 99 on the goosebump scale for me every time. This track really has a nice form, giving both male and female vocals their own unique sections, but only 8 bars each as to not interrupt or change the flow otherwise, while still constantly building the energy overall to transition back into the loop.
I recommend "Mass Destruction". Its arguably the most infamous song in Persona 3, and for good reason too. I personally prefer the original version, but Reload's version is also really amazing.
I feel like comparing the two Mass Destruction versions might help get a hold on the way the new mixes bury the vocals a bit, because that's a major difference especially in the new version of that track. Also, Changing Seasons got such a huge glowup in the new version. Spectacular song now that I used to not really give much of a second thought to in the original.
When this music played while playing the game i had to pause what im doing and got goosebumps and filled with awe cause this song is so feel good relax and groovy.
@critical_6164 idk wtf hes talking about when he gets technical about music it's just cool to see someone more educated on the technical stuff break it down
I think something important to consider with the mix is that these songs play during gameplay. I think its intended to blend together more so you can kinda tune the lyrics out and vibe without it getting too repetitive
I csnt wait for this to premire! Have you thought of doing its going down now? Im sure youd love it! And throwback on the eve songs but please if you ever get the chance, try listening to literary nonsense from eve!
This masterpiece might be a good bgm once atlus decide to make an animated series of persona 3. I imagine it playing whenever the mc goes to school and socialize with others, especially those important events
Glad you liked this one. "It's going down now" is a fun song from this game. Also the openings and endings from the anime "Urusei Yatsura" by MASIONdes would be good reactions.
Most osts in the persona games are amazing. It would be cool if after these I went and listened to other people's ones like p4, p5, p3 original fes and psp and also p5 strickers
I believe Atlus mixes the lyrics closely with the instrumental on purpose. A lot of these songs play when you're at a part of the game where you are reading text, softening the vocals (to some degree) makes it easier to read the words on your screen when all ur brain wants to do is jam out to the background track. This is speculation though
The whole soundtrack for this game is absolutely amazing. I didn’t get to experience the original game but I really the OG songs that I’ve heard here on UA-cam. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with P3R and hearing the differences btw the originals and remixes. So, yes, I highly recommend you play this game if you get the opportunity. You won’t regret it.
In the game this song is used for when you go out at night, and it's really chill and nice. Would love to see you react to it's going down. Also it might be fun for you to react to both mass destruction og and reload, the reload remix for the new game is a bit controversial might be fun to see if you can guess why but the original is great
The intro section is the same melody as “When the Moon’s Reaching Out Star” which is the song that played in the original when the player explores town. Now, in this new remake, Color Your Night plays during sections when the player can explore the time at night.
"Changing Seasons" from Persona 3 Reload is also really good although its not as long. "Its going down now" of course as you mightve noticed also a banger. Other than that honestly anything persona i will be watching
Lotus juice is a great rapper, really any song he does is amazing. He’s in a lot of persona songs. It’s funny you said he has a tupac cadence to him, he’s japanese and grew up in New Jersey so he has a little bit of that accent.
Apart from the male rapper, every persona lead singer actually has 0 idea about the English language and what they are actually singing about which is quite impressive that they were able to nail the words properly some times without ever really hearing the strong Japanese accent Japanese people usually have when they try to speak English
This is simply not true. Singers do a lot of work on foreign languages all the time, especially trained ones. I don't speak German, but that does not mean that I don't know how to use IPA and practice according to it.
I went through your channel the past week watching your reactions and thought I'd recommend listening to some tracks from street fighter 3: third strike I personally enjoy the opening theme, character select, akumas theme, kens theme, hugos theme, and makotos theme. The entire soundtrack is great though and holds up as my favorite streetfighter for the vibe it gives off Edit: ibuki's theme is great as well
first time poppin by, i can immediately tell your brain is different, i dont think it takes a musical genius to understand how sick this song is, but i do appreciate your break down
I remember watching a video that Lotus Juice made about when he was hired to do vocals. I believe one of his comments was that the lyrics were written by someone who doesn't speak english. Which made sense because i remember the lyrics in the original were a bit funny at times.
I'm a Persona 3 Reload player, but I've seen Persona 3 (not-Reload) players be shocked and amazed when Lotus Juice (the rapper) starts singing, which gives me the impression that he never did that in the previous Persona 3 games. I think it's a fantastic choice, he does it so well.
Hey Tony I love you reactions and I would highly recommend you the Overlord openings and endings these are my absolute favourites of any anime and I think you would like them too.
Its not in the remake but im a big fan of the Opening for the fes expansion titled "P3 Fes". It is a very short song though, might be hard to make into a full video.
Is this the same vocalist as the other song? 👀I really liked this one a lot more. Good stuff!
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yes indeed, these are the same vocalists! lotus juice, the male singer/rapper and azumi takahashi, the female singer 😊
@@itisnotVioletatall Def a nice vibe in this one as far as the vocals go
Yes, in every song of this game the vocalists are the same
tony you have to listen to the battle ost of every persona. They are great. Also you must listen to the new song its going down now.
Yes, the same, you need to listen the FULL Version of the Opening because he has more presence in the second part.
walking around paulownia mall with this bumpin was my favorite part of reload
I wish there were more areas or things to do outside so I don't have to walk around doing nothing when I want to listen to this in the game lol
@@dirtydirtsgt4751exactly! that was my "problem" with p3r. the world is beautiful but so much small and tiny, you know. my first experience in persona series was in p5 royal and it was awesome. so many places to go, a lot of stuff to do... p3r is a great game but could be bigger 😅
@@dirtydirtsgt4751the whole point of the songs being amazing is that the free time you get is the best part of the day that you get to enjoy with no other distractions :)
about the rapper Lotus Juice was born in Tokyo, Japan. At the age of eight, he moved to the United States with his family. He was raised in New Jersey and New York. After graduating from high school in the US, he moved back to Japan for university. and he can rap he can sing
Yeah I read about him a bit online. I was so confused when people tried to tell me in comments that he cant speak English... I was like ... the man was raised on the east coast.. I am sure he is fluent.
@@DrumRollTonyReacts
Why would people think that😭. That man had to single-handedly rewrite Mass Destruction because it was some jumbled mess of words at first, and people still think he can’t speak English🥲
@@DrumRollTonyReactsI think they get it confused because most times on persona songs the singers can’t speak English however lotus juice can and he writes and rewrites most of the persona songs that he’s on
Man Lotus Juice really popped off on this one song in particular. This is one of his best performances so far and I hope they make more songs with him like this in the future.
He's even better live it's insane
If you go back and listen to his original albums he does a lot more singing in them not just his rapping
I knew you'd love Color Your Night❤️🔥
IT'S GOING DOWN NOW should be the last until I'm fully satisfied with you P3R reactions.
"Memories of you" would be a great one too. Old or remake version.
I would also include "want to be close" in there, though I can't really decide if I prefer the reload or the og version. (instruments and balance are a bit different between them)
blood has not listened to changing seasons and it shows
Should be the *least until I'm satisfied
I'm dying to hear his thoughts about parts of that song for sure! First channel I thought of after listening lol
PLEASE. Gotta hear him review It's Going Down Now
The part about having a hard time separating the lyrics from instruments is actually something that is done intentionally for all the Persona games. Most of the songs are just "background tracks" and the lyrics being "jumbled" is a very common theme across the games. Great video!
Yeah, the reason that these tracks are in english across regions is because the lyrics are meant to fade into the background while you're playing, so they aren't too distracting. For a japanese audience, the English lyrics are even harder to decypher, which makes them even better suited to being background music.
Source for that info?
@@DrumRollTonyReacts
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoji_Meguro
"Regarding the use of English lyrics in many of the Persona games, Meguro stated that due to Japanese people not fully understanding the language, it helped create music that was not as distracting to them as Japanese would be."
@@afraxbuqus3933 OK, that is about language and not mix levels. However, I can see why people would assume that both those go hand in hand after reading that.
@@DrumRollTonyReacts
Yeah, I think you're right about that.
The article these claims refer to was written by James Mielke, back in May 2017.
- I'm guessing this just means that the audio director, Sojiro Meguro and character designer, Shigenori Soejima, must've been talking about the older ports or the original version of Persona 3.
I've tried adding links of the archived article three times so far, but I'm guessing UA-cam's sketched out by it.
But if you wanna read up on the interview on your time, or see what Sojiro and Shigenori have to say about the production of the games, you can find a direct link of the article by opening the reference tab of the Wikipedia page I sent, and clicking on the fourth _"archived"_ link.
“It’s Going Down Now” is pretty great too, i never played persona, but this track just connects with me
*ahem
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I believe atlus doesn't want the lyrics/vocals to be distracting while playing because it is a text heavy game, so that might be why the vocals are lower in the mix and blend in a bit with the instruments. This is apparently also why they make all their ingame songs in english, they didn't want Japanese players to be focusing on the lyrics, but they also didn't want english speaking players to be left out so they got a Japanese singer who doesn't really speak english which makes a lot of the lyrics hard to discern. No idea if that's actually their intention with all that but that's what I've heard repeated in the community at least
i think atlus say that in one of interview years ago (?)
i remember reading it on some game news article
Exactly, you get it
This is kinda wrong. Lotus Juice is from fucking Jersey my guy haha
@@manleyfgc7981that’s true, but it’s true they non-English speaking singers. They put Lotus Juice pretty far back in the mix in this too though
his english is actually really good. lived at the U.S with his family when he was 8
Something I really loved about this song is the tiny fragments of conversations you can hear from time to time. It feels as if you're at the park, just after school. Listening to your MP3 alongside your special person by using a dual headphone jack and just chilling...
This has quickly become one of my favourite Persona overworld themes. The rapper (Lotus Juice) actually has a lot of range, which you can hear more of in his non Persona music. His cadence works really well for chill tracks and he killed it on this one. I also think it’s pretty cool how the composer Atsushi Kitajoh, was able to bring over some of his P5 musical style and still make it fit into P3’s atmosphere.
Omg it's not just me who got the p5 vibes from this then, genuinely this song I could see fitting into p5 asw, and it's crazy how well it works for p3 tho
some of the tracks on this gave me serious persona Q/Q2 vibes, which kitajoh also composed for. if you listen closely enough to its going down now, you can hear a bit of light the fire in the night but im not sure if its just me
I cannot stop hearing "Memories of you" in the background. I know it is the ending theme but it is present in almost all of the songs of this game in some way so my mind always goes back to that song.
It's the core of the game, it's so emotional because it plays at the end but you have nostalgia for it already from the leitmotif
Leitmotif
They do the same thing in the rest of the games
@@7RicolmE7don't think they do it in p1 and p5
Real happy they’re putting more on the Leitmotif of the game when the remake came out. Makes when the memories tracks do start hitting makes it all the more impactful. Especially Memories of You.
Changing Seasons is an ABSOLUTE BANGER!!!
the rapper is indeed the same guy,. i agree that this song does fit his voice better, i think he's better at these chill songs.
Also the female singer probably isn't an english speaker, so the lyrics can be quite hard to decipher. That's the case for all the persona games i think.
yes you hit it on the nail, all the singers are japanese and are not fluent english speakers although lotus juice was raised in america so his english is perfect though it might be a difficult to understand at times what he is saying when rapping haha
Lotus Juice (the male singer) is actually an English speaker. Don't know exactly how fluent he is but he has livestreamed before only speaking English. If I remember right, he was born in Japan but moved to the U.S when he was 8 years old.
I personally think his voice fits in really anything. He just has that voice that makes any song he's in 10 times more enjoyable and hype.
I think he had better raps in the Persona 3 movie in general. He kinda fumbled the bag on burn my dread final for this game but absolutely nailed it on the movie version its probably the best version.
Well Hes asian, how do u expect him to Double time english
@@JButterZJthats a bit racist. He was raised in america and is fluent in english. Just because hes asian doesn’t mean hes bad at english. Listen to him talk normally. No accent
This piece makes me cry as a persona fan the last lick of the female singer which picks up some of old persona leitmotif from the previous games just hit me in the jaw, thank you for reviewing this piece and thanks to Shoji Meguro for existing
Man you are the best when it comes to breaking music down.
I personally wasn't interested in the layers music contains but watching your reviews and analysis has been so fun.
Hope to hear more Persona 3 music from you as well as other titles
I am always been a silent reader, but today I decide to comment. Thanks man very good description with all of the instrument, I really enjoy your comment. It's always makes me "ah that true, that instrument is so well performed". It always on point. Thanks man and keep the good content.
Glad you enjoyed it!
The vocalist is called Lotus Juice, and he's been the core male vocal in all the original Persona 3 OST. He's done the remixes for Persona 3 Reload too.
He also worked on some of the music for Persona 4 as well.
@@Phanthief95he also wrote the lyrics for some royal tracks
@@Phanthief95he's worked on almost all of the persona songs
I’m glad you liked it! I remember listening to a 15 second clip of it a few months ago and I just knew I needed to listen to the whole thing. There was just something about it that drew me to it and I’m excited to hear your analysis on it.
Lotus Juice, and Azumi Takahashi are the male and female vocalists for all of the p3r songs respectively, while Azumi has only been on P3R, Lotus Juice has been doing vocals for persona music since the original Persona 3, in 2006. he's also done songs in Persona 2: Innocent Sin, P4A Ultimax, Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, Persona 4, Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth, Persona 5 Royal, Persona 5 Strikers, and Persona 5 Tactica.
basically he's the "persona singer"
Edit: thanks to @DevLanket_TheStachepool, for also adding that he's sang for JoJo's Bizzare Adveture part 2, with the song Overdrive
Bro a chef
Lotus Juice is "the dude"
He also sings Joseph's Overdrive theme from Part 2
@@devLANKET i KNEW i recognized that voice i guess he's Persona, and Persona adjacent 💀
more like “persona rapper”
I remember when a bit of the song was released on Twitter, and I listened to it and when the girl part played, man, I jumped out of my chair that shit was SO GOOD!
sigh I love this game/series.
Yeah her voice is smooth af! After LJ rapping then there goes her voice! It's like you wanna fly of how great it is.
I loved this song before, but now that you mentioned the violin sequences in the back, I can't stop thinking about it and is one of my favorite songs. It's crazy how such a simple addition can change the whole thing. Awesome video!
3:20 I think the mix is low because this is a game soundtrack, so they want the player to just feel the vibe of the song and not necessarily hear what the singer is saying. If the vocals are too high, it will conflict with the voices of the characters in game.
“Changing seasons”, “memories of you” and “it’s going down now”are musts! Love the reactions Tony
They actually do these live concerts where they have the vocalists for Persona perform with a live band. There's several performances from previous years still on UA-cam.
Phenomenal song. Pure eargasm for me
Edit: Please consider doing "It's Going Down Now" as well, the game's main battle theme
lotus juice for sure feels like a complete hit or miss on tracks. From what I can tell he doesn't have a huge amount of power on the production side of things and just has to sort of find a flow in any given track that's handed over to him, so tracks like this where he has more freedom end up feeling way more natural compared to ones like the previous one where the instrumental for the rap part kind of feels like it's asking for a very specific flow out of him (in my opinion)
The songs' rhythms change for their use. "It's Going Down Now" is used in battle scenes, so that sense of urgency and finality needs to be there. I think this song is used more in daily activities, where the characters are socializing and just being mellow. So the songs really do play to the scenes in which they appear, just like any good movie soundtrack should. Love the layers of Rhodes piano though.
This is supposed to be a background song. It plays at night in the game. Maybe thats why the vocalist mix is slightly quiter.
Persona has quite a bit of engrish in the singing, a lot of the singers aren't native English speakers, pretty sure the vocalist for P5 didn't even speak English at all and was just coached on pronunciation for her vocals, so a lot of the lyrics can get lost/misheard, which for a game OST I think is really the point, it's meant to be a vibe and just seamlessly blend into the world, which Persona does masterfully.
You probably prefer Lotus Juice in this one because this is a new song for the remake, and not a rearranged old one intentionally trying to keep the cheesy old vibe.
My favorite "old song" that got a serious glow-up with the new Reload arrangement is "Changing Seasons." I love moving the melodic line to the vocals (which weren't there before, it was played by horns in the original) and changing the spoken-word French to spoken-word English is kind of a side-grade to me. But it just sounds more complete now. Solid song.
I think “It's going down now” should be the next Persona 3 reload song you check out! I knew you'd love “Color your night”, it's such a beautiful piece of music man
Definitely check out Memories of you, Changing seasons and its going down now
Music in persona games is always amazing. That's what got me into the series
Same
Lotus Juice(the male singer) normally raps, so hearing him sing with an angelic voice was so shocking. He has a great sound.
I love the 736 passing at 9:48. It’s a common sound but it sounds good with that minor7 voicing compared to the dim.
Reminds me of “hakujitsu” by King Gnu which has that as part of the main motif. Great reaction as always Tony
I agree, the lead vocal laying on the minor 3rd there in that spot, considering it's the only place in the form where it happens, is a 99 on the goosebump scale for me every time. This track really has a nice form, giving both male and female vocals their own unique sections, but only 8 bars each as to not interrupt or change the flow otherwise, while still constantly building the energy overall to transition back into the loop.
I recommend "Mass Destruction". Its arguably the most infamous song in Persona 3, and for good reason too. I personally prefer the original version, but Reload's version is also really amazing.
“it’s going down now”, the original “mass destruction”, and “changing seasons reload” are all amazing as well!
I feel like comparing the two Mass Destruction versions might help get a hold on the way the new mixes bury the vocals a bit, because that's a major difference especially in the new version of that track.
Also, Changing Seasons got such a huge glowup in the new version. Spectacular song now that I used to not really give much of a second thought to in the original.
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Agreed. The French lyrics(/audio samples??) didn't really do much for me so I'm kinda glad they just replaced them
I LOVE THIS SOOOOOOOONG 🔥🔥🔥🔥
When this music played while playing the game i had to pause what im doing and got goosebumps and filled with awe cause this song is so feel good relax and groovy.
I dont understand music at all but i do enjoy your very informative and creative vids. Appreciate it!
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@critical_6164 idk wtf hes talking about when he gets technical about music it's just cool to see someone more educated on the technical stuff break it down
Glad you’re doing more persona Tony! Love your videos!
I think something important to consider with the mix is that these songs play during gameplay. I think its intended to blend together more so you can kinda tune the lyrics out and vibe without it getting too repetitive
I csnt wait for this to premire! Have you thought of doing its going down now? Im sure youd love it!
And throwback on the eve songs but please if you ever get the chance, try listening to literary nonsense from eve!
I need to do an Eve song soon , its been awhile
This masterpiece might be a good bgm once atlus decide to make an animated series of persona 3. I imagine it playing whenever the mc goes to school and socialize with others, especially those important events
Glad you liked this one. "It's going down now" is a fun song from this game. Also the openings and endings from the anime "Urusei Yatsura" by MASIONdes would be good reactions.
I need this playing in my life whenever I walk down the street
Most osts in the persona games are amazing. It would be cool if after these I went and listened to other people's ones like p4, p5, p3 original fes and psp and also p5 strickers
That’s another one of the things I was looking forward to before Persona 3’s remake came out. I loved 5’s so yeah lol.
The best song to walk at night, They couldn't have done it better
A lot of leitmotifs in this song that make it land even harder. I love persona 3 man
That bridge from 8:32 sounds a little bit like another part from a song named Unknown from M.E. ver.1 from Sonic Adventure
Glad I'm not the only one who thought that too lol
Memories of you Reload from the same game is another great song!
"When the moon reaches for the stars" is another great persona track
I believe Atlus mixes the lyrics closely with the instrumental on purpose. A lot of these songs play when you're at a part of the game where you are reading text, softening the vocals (to some degree) makes it easier to read the words on your screen when all ur brain wants to do is jam out to the background track. This is speculation though
The whole soundtrack for this game is absolutely amazing. I didn’t get to experience the original game but I really the OG songs that I’ve heard here on UA-cam. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with P3R and hearing the differences btw the originals and remixes. So, yes, I highly recommend you play this game if you get the opportunity. You won’t regret it.
Hell yeah was waiting for this one to drop
I need you to react to memories of you from this game. Such a beautiful track that's so special
In the game this song is used for when you go out at night, and it's really chill and nice. Would love to see you react to it's going down. Also it might be fun for you to react to both mass destruction og and reload, the reload remix for the new game is a bit controversial might be fun to see if you can guess why but the original is great
The intro section is the same melody as “When the Moon’s Reaching Out Star” which is the song that played in the original when the player explores town. Now, in this new remake, Color Your Night plays during sections when the player can explore the time at night.
That'd awesome
Joy too
We making it out of the dark hour with this one bois
Mass destruction, It’s going down now, and changing seasons should also be done from this soundtrack. All bangers. Especially it’s going down now
I always stay on the map this song plays on long enough to hear the chorus. It's so good
Been waiting this vídeo!
Very cozy, veryl chill. Never forget once you hear it.
"Hey" is my favorite part of this song. Almost always makes me cheer "hey" in the game too.
Literal chills every single line in this song.
Even if you don't play the persona you will still be attracted to the songs
This song deserves a grammy its so much perfection ✨♥️
changing seasons reload, it's going down now, memories of you reload are all amazing
I can't wait for him to look at It's Going Down Now the ambush battle theme
Its going down now is an amazing song, original to reload, its one of the two battle themes, the other being mass destruction.
"Changing Seasons" from Persona 3 Reload is also really good although its not as long. "Its going down now" of course as you mightve noticed also a banger. Other than that honestly anything persona i will be watching
I've been waiting for this!
It’s going down gotta be next dude!
Lotus juice is a great rapper, really any song he does is amazing. He’s in a lot of persona songs. It’s funny you said he has a tupac cadence to him, he’s japanese and grew up in New Jersey so he has a little bit of that accent.
Persona music is just so goated can't believe these albums come with a game
Apart from the male rapper, every persona lead singer actually has 0 idea about the English language and what they are actually singing about which is quite impressive that they were able to nail the words properly some times without ever really hearing the strong Japanese accent Japanese people usually have when they try to speak English
This is simply not true. Singers do a lot of work on foreign languages all the time, especially trained ones. I don't speak German, but that does not mean that I don't know how to use IPA and practice according to it.
I went through your channel the past week watching your reactions and thought I'd recommend listening to some tracks from street fighter 3: third strike
I personally enjoy the opening theme, character select, akumas theme, kens theme, hugos theme, and makotos theme.
The entire soundtrack is great though and holds up as my favorite streetfighter for the vibe it gives off
Edit: ibuki's theme is great as well
I'm started to play persona 3 reload now, and enjoying the night time❤
first time poppin by, i can immediately tell your brain is different, i dont think it takes a musical genius to understand how sick this song is, but i do appreciate your break down
I remember watching a video that Lotus Juice made about when he was hired to do vocals. I believe one of his comments was that the lyrics were written by someone who doesn't speak english. Which made sense because i remember the lyrics in the original were a bit funny at times.
Now it’s time to playyyyy the gammeeeeee lol the music and mix definitely fits in context
Color your night makes me just sit down and relax
An awesome video Tony, you should really check out find your flame from final fantasy XVI though. It’s awesome
YOU HAVE TO REACT TO DJ-HISS! ITS SO INCREDIBLE AND WAS SUCH A VIBE!
Please do more Persona 3 Reload, you won't be dissapointed
The flow goes crazy in this song i like it
That music just cleans my soul.
Saw the Full Moon video and this as well, you might actually like the new battle theme "It's Going Down Now" from Persona 3 Reload!
Do "Changing Seasons" from the OST next! It is amazing!
If you haven't already reacted to it I highly recommend it's going down now in this game It is one of the best tracks in the game
When someone’s gonna tell me that “no need musical education” I show them this one masterpiece. It couldn’t exist if would be opposite
I'm a Persona 3 Reload player, but I've seen Persona 3 (not-Reload) players be shocked and amazed when Lotus Juice (the rapper) starts singing, which gives me the impression that he never did that in the previous Persona 3 games. I think it's a fantastic choice, he does it so well.
By far my favorite song on the whole soundtrack. Full of bangers, left and right but Color Your Night just hits a little extra lol
the ost knows this ain't our first visit to this story... most songs gives me this message
I REALLY recommend listening to "its going down now"
The electric organ makes the track really pop off in some stretches
would love for you to listen more to the persona 3 reload ost! it is one of my favorite video game osts of all time for persona in general
Hey Tony I love you reactions and I would highly recommend you the Overlord openings and endings these are my absolute favourites of any anime and I think you would like them too.
Its not in the remake but im a big fan of the Opening for the fes expansion titled "P3 Fes". It is a very short song though, might be hard to make into a full video.